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PacINET2008 Politics Of Mobile Phone Competition In PNG by Nathan Kwasam
1. Nathan Kwasam
The Politics of Mobile
Lecturer
Information Communication Science Phone Competition in
The University of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Ø ICT Policies Laws can either stall or enable Outline
real and/or open competition in the
telecommunications industry. In Papua New Ø Background
Guinea, politics has played a major role in the Ø Models of mobile phone competition
shaping of the model of mobile phone Ø The Netco-Servco Model
Netco-
competition. Digicel, an international and Ø Key Instruments
private mobile phone company is being Ø The Playing Field
restricted through two Government instruments;
Ø Key Players
the 2007 National ICT Policy and the 2008